Last month, I spoke at Mind the Product San Francisco. The following transcript is how the speech was written and does not match the talk exactly. — I want you to take a minute—think back to elementary school when you were learning multiplication tables. Don’t worry; I’m not going to make you do any math. […]
The Art of Managing Stakeholders Through Product Discovery
So, you’re feeling pretty good about your product discovery habits. You are interviewing customers, iterating on prototypes, running sound experiments, and your team is gaining confidence that you are on a path to reach your desired outcome. It feels like you’ve reached product team nirvana. There’s only one problem. You shared your progress with your […]
Managing Product Teams for Success
I’ve been thinking about the challenges of managing product teams by outcomes. Most leaders want their teams to have the autonomy to go after an outcome, but they struggle with trusting that their teams will do the right things. Most teams want that autonomy, but they struggle with communicating their progress toward an uncertain outcome. […]
Video: How One Chief Product Officer Is Reinventing Product Management At Her Company
A few months ago, I sat down with Hope Gurion, Chief Product Officer at CareerBuilder, to talk about her team, how they work, and how she stays current in the fast-moving world of product management. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Hope for the past two years and I am thoroughly impressed by her leadership […]
